Sekirov Dictionary

exploit

/ˈɛksplɔɪt/

noun 4
/ɪksˈplɔɪt/ verb 2
forms 4

noun4

•
A heroic or extraordinary deed.
- Hieronimo, it greatly pleaseth vs, / That in our victorie thou haue a share, / By vertue of thy vvorthy Sonnes exployt. — 1587
•
An achievement.
- The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
•
A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.
- For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on. — 2015
An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

exploit

/ɪksˈplɔɪt/

verb2

•
To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
- to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way
•
To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.
- Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.

forms

exploited · exploiting · exploiteth · exploits

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